of berkeley was the first city to divest in 1979. there was already all this activism. >> there were daily rallies at the plaza. students began camping out until berkeley police staged a raid and arrested dozens of protesters. one of the leaders of the demonstrations was the student body president, who spoke to us via skype from new york. >> i think we played a role in elevating the issue and in generating broad support for the issue. >> all that is left of the future is now. >> by now the movement had gained a lot of media attention and the interests of professors, celebrities and lawmakers. >> ask the question, what the hell is the university of california doing making profits from a slave system in 1986? then speaker of the california assembly willie brown was invited to address the crowd and help convince the u.c. regents to urge them to divest their interests with south africa after a year. after a year they voted on a three-year plan to divest their holdings in south africa. >> the first vote was the regent vote this caused cal